Antavius Tyrell Holton was 19 and lived in Riverdale, Georgia. On the evening of Friday, March 29, 2024, Holton was shot at the Walmart on Pavilion Parkway in Fayetteville and later died at a local hospital. A 9-year-old girl was also struck and injured; she was reported in stable condition and released from the hospital.

Authorities identified the shooter as 19-year-old Adrian Jelks, who worked at that Walmart. Police say the shooting was planned and isolated and followed an argument between Jelks and Holton; as Holton was leaving, Jelks allegedly pulled a gun from his Walmart vest and shot him in the back. Jelks fled the scene in a vehicle that was later found abandoned and was described as armed and dangerous. A second person, 19-year-old Sandra Romero-Nunez, was arrested and charged as a party to the crime; she later pleaded guilty to obstruction of a law enforcement officer.

Anyone who witnessed the shooting at the Pavilion Parkway Walmart or who has information about Holton’s final hours is asked to come forward.